Course Description

Mathematics 208a Introduction to Mathematical Problems

Primarily for Mathematics students, but will interest other students with ability in and curiosity about mathematics in the modern world as well as in the past. Stresses development of students' abilities to solve problems and construct proofs. Topics will be selected from: counting, recurrence, induction; number theory; graph theory; parity, symmetry; geometry.

Prerequisites: Calculus 050a/b and Calculus 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026, or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b plus 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027 (in each case with a minimum grade of "C''); or permission of the instructor.
3 lecture hours, half course.


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